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Navigating governance gaps: Evaluating incentive structures in Pakistan's bureaucracy

Project Active from 1 Aug 2025 to 31 Jul 2026 Sustainable Growth, State and State Effectiveness

This study investigates how financial and accountability incentives can improve bureaucratic performance and public service delivery, providing empirical evidence on optimising incentives within hierarchical bureaucracies to enhance revenue collection, reduce corruption, and promote equitable land governance.

Researchers

Nazish Afraz

Teaching Fellow, Lahore University of Management Sciences

Raana Hameed

Punjab Board of Revenue

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